Toy wagon.



PATENTED MAY 12, H. L. FERRIS. TOY WAGON. APPLIOATION FILED 001217, 1907.

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i HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A CORPOliAllON OF ILLINOIS.

' TOY WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 13308.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that l, HENRY L. Fnnnrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at liarvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful imrovement in Toy Wagons, of which the folowing is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in toy wagons and is fully explained inthe specification. and shown in the accompanying drawings, in. which:

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved wagon; Fig. 2 is a top [an thereof, the for ward portion of the ody and bed being broken away Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal. section through the front portion of the wagon 3 and Fig. 4 .is a perspective view showing the fifth-Wheel sections and adjacent parts separated one from the other, whereby their individual constructions and manner of assembling can be readily understood.

Referring to the drawings, A is a Wagonbed su porting the removable box B. The bed A has near its front end a bolster (L, and near its rear end a bolster a su porting an rch C, which carries a roan axle 8, upon the ends of which are mounted rear wheels 0.

To the lower face of the bolster a, is secured an upper fifth-wheel member (I centrally per forated and hollowed out to receive the head of a bolt (1. Beneath the upper fifth-wheel member d is a lower fifth-wheel member D, having a forwardly-projeating fork D The lower fifthwvheelmember D has a central boss d which projects upward through the;

central perforation of the upper fifth-wheel member (if and is adapted to receive the bolt (1 as illustrated in Fig. 3. To the lower fifth-wheel member I) and beneath the same, is secured an arch E supporting a front axle IE at. the ends of which are secured front wheels e. A strut e secures the central portion of the arch E to the central portion of the axle E whereby the arch is stitl'en'ed and strengthened To the axle E is pivotally secured a lower tongue-member F, preferably constructed of scrap metal, as illustrated, the said lower tongue-member being braced by a strutf and prevented from undue downward swing about its pivot by a chain connecting the forward extension I) of the lower filth-wheel member with said strut. To the outer or forward end oi the lower tongueqneinber F is pivotally secured an upper tongue-member upon the edge of the a 'F -which is adapted to swing bed for steering purp swung forward to draw the swung back, as illust'r ed in lug. ii, the upper tongue-member ra the hur .pro- GO forward extension D of the lower fifth-wheel member .l l, and by this means the upper to: no-member is pro-- vented from Contact with the edge of the wagon-box, whereby the steering operation is facilitated. It will be understood that in the use of these wagons, the users l'requentlv throw more or-loss \Yvlf li upon the steeringhandles, and when th i "dlLs n" tolore been conunon practice, me I i'riction takes place. With the improved construction here illustrated, any weight thrown upon the St6liflg-lltll{lie by thev user is supported by the l'orkcrl exi'rnsion l), which turns with the axle, so that i here is no sliding contact between the steering-handle and the edge of the wagon-box, and conse qucntly the steering operation much easier.

N hen it is desired to remove the box from the bed and to use the wagon with a (hit, unobstructed bed, it is often desirable to swing down the steering humlle below the angle pern'iissible with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3, and this can readily be accomplished by swinging up the lower tongue-member until its ibrward end passes over the forward end. oi the extension D of the lower fifth-wheel member, in which case the upper tongue-member can be swung down quite low over the bed. in. this position, the upper tongue-member will not strike the wagon bed, by reason oi the fact that its pivot to the lower tongue-momher is raised a considerable distance above the plane. of the bed, and because the pivotal connection between the two tongue-members is such as to limit the angle which the can assume with reference to ouch other. By this means I secure a stvcring-dzwiee which can be used both with and without the box in place upon the bed of the ungon, and which will perform its steering function with very little friction under all conditions.

1 realize that mnsidornblv variation is pos sible in the details oi construction of my iinproved device without departing from the spirit oi my invention, and I do not intend, therefore, to limit myself to the specific form herein shown and described. 

